ALTERNATIVES
Beyond CrowdStrike EASM: CrowdStrike EASM alternatives for proving and fixing exposures
THE SHORT ANSWER
CrowdStrike EASM ranks 6 of 10 at 5.55 out of 10. On our weights the highest-scoring alternatives are IONIX, watchTowr and CyCognito. The right one depends on the step you need most; each entry below lists where it scores higher than CrowdStrike EASM and where CrowdStrike EASM stays ahead.
Why do buyers look beyond CrowdStrike EASM?
- No active exploit testing, owner attribution or retest after a fix is described.
- No EASM price is published; the pricing page covers endpoint bundles only.
- Its compensating controls run through Falcon Real Time Response, which requires Falcon Insight XDR; no WAF or edge rule is described.
Which alternatives score highest?
IONIX
Scores higher than CrowdStrike EASM on: Finds the unlisted estate, Routes to an owner, Proves exploitability, Contains before the patch, Closes the loop and Buying transparency
CrowdStrike EASM scores higher on: Fits the enterprise stack
watchTowr
Scores higher than CrowdStrike EASM on: Finds the unlisted estate, Routes to an owner, Proves exploitability, Contains before the patch and Closes the loop
CrowdStrike EASM scores higher on: Fits the enterprise stack and Buying transparency
CyCognito
Scores higher than CrowdStrike EASM on: Finds the unlisted estate, Routes to an owner, Proves exploitability, Closes the loop and Buying transparency
CrowdStrike EASM scores higher on: Contains before the patch and Fits the enterprise stack
Hadrian
Scores higher than CrowdStrike EASM on: Routes to an owner, Proves exploitability, Closes the loop and Buying transparency
CrowdStrike EASM scores higher on: Contains before the patch and Fits the enterprise stack
Cortex Xpanse
Scores higher than CrowdStrike EASM on: Finds the unlisted estate, Routes to an owner, Contains before the patch and Fits the enterprise stack
CrowdStrike EASM scores higher on: no criterion
Tenable ASM
Scores higher than CrowdStrike EASM on: Routes to an owner and Fits the enterprise stack
CrowdStrike EASM scores higher on: Contains before the patch and Closes the loop
Rapid7 Surface Command
Scores higher than CrowdStrike EASM on: Routes to an owner and Buying transparency
CrowdStrike EASM scores higher on: Finds the unlisted estate, Contains before the patch and Closes the loop
Censys ASM
Scores higher than CrowdStrike EASM on: Routes to an owner and Buying transparency
CrowdStrike EASM scores higher on: Contains before the patch
Microsoft Defender EASM
Scores higher than CrowdStrike EASM on: Routes to an owner and Buying transparency
CrowdStrike EASM scores higher on: Proves exploitability, Contains before the patch and Closes the loop
When should you stay with CrowdStrike EASM?
Stay with CrowdStrike EASM if your team lives in the Falcon console and wants external exposure next to endpoint and vulnerability data.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to CrowdStrike EASM?
On our default weights it is IONIX at 8.05. If CrowdStrike EASM's weakest criterion, buying transparency, matters most to you, Hadrian and Microsoft Defender EASM score highest there (7/10).
Is there a cheaper alternative to CrowdStrike EASM?
Few tools here publish prices. IONIX: AWS Marketplace, 1-month contract, cost per month: Silver Plan (monthly monitoring) $25,000; Gold Plan (weekly monitoring) $35,000; Platinum Plan (continuous monitoring) $45,000. CyCognito: Pricing basis published: total asset volume for ASM; active IPs and web applications for exposure validation. Hadrian: NOVA agentic penetration test: from 1,250 euros per test excluding VAT. Cortex Xpanse: No price from Palo Alto Networks. Tenable ASM: ASM: quote only. Microsoft Defender EASM: Billed through Azure on billable assets (approved host:IP combinations, domains and IP addresses) after a 30-day free trial. The rest publish no price.
Which alternative to CrowdStrike EASM contains exposures before the patch?
IONIX: Agentic mitigation invokes compensating controls: WAF rules within the 12-hour SLA; Active Protection reclaims hijackable assets. watchTowr: Active Defense pushes rules to seven named edge vendors. Cortex Xpanse: Active Response automated playbooks.
Read next
- CrowdStrike EASM profile
Scores, sources and pricing
- Exposure triage calculator
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CrowdStrike EASM against the top two alternatives